Well I caved in and watched the Hunger Games since I read all the books a while ago, and I was pleasantly surprised. I mean it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen but I was pretty happy with how it it came out since most books end up being awful movies. 7.5/10

Avengers Assemble (3D regrettably, couldn't see people's faces for the first half) 9/10

It is incredible. The final third is the best mindless cinema I've seen. It's not to everyone's taste of course, upon leaving the cinema I overheard someone (who had been sitting right at the front, making farting noises occasionally and using their phones) saying that it wasn't as good as transformers, they didn't know who anyone was in the film and that they didn't like Wonder Woman. I despair.

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Also, it's amazing that Joss Whedon managed to get so much of his trademark style across, considering the amount of studio meddling there surely was.
The first time some of the superhero's have a bit of a tussle was a spine tingling moment, and every moment the Hulk is on screen is absolutely breathtaking. when he absolutely destroys Loki at the end was everyone's favourite moment judging by the reaction in the cinema.

The entire cinema burst into laughter when that happened when I saw it.

Yeah same here, it was hilarious. I'm always angry was also another incredible moment, when he transformed quickly before stopping that massive sort of flying centipede/cockroach dead in its tracks with a single punch

Yeah same here, it was hilarious. I'm always angry was also another incredible moment, when he transformed quickly before stopping that massive sort of flying centipede/cockroach dead in its tracks with a single punch

The second laugh out loud moment for us came when Thor and Hulk ride the centipede thing into Grand Central Station, pant for a bit and then Hulk punches Thor right off the screen .

I'd say that's down to Whedon. Did you see all the films leading up to this? I haven't seen Captain America or Thor but the film still made complete sense to me.

The only movie I've seen leading up to this was Iron Man. And it still made complete sense.
That's why I've just ordered The Incredible Hulk and Captain America. Already have Iron Man 2 and Thor lying around here somewhere.

Ok, now, I don't think it's a "good" movie. I mean, I usually classify movies as "good" or "cool". A cool movie can also be, by general definition, good, but it's not the same kind of good.
Drive is a cool-looking movie, but it's what I call "good", because people won't leave the movie saying "wow that was awesome!", unlike in a movie like mission impossible. Basically, what I call cool movies are the kind of movies that most people like, action flicks with lots of explosions and fighting, but they can also be 'good' movies, because they aren't necessarily style over substance, they just offer more entertainment for the masses. Now, even though I think Avengers is both, it's definitely more of a "cool" movie than a "good" movie.

The dialogue is pretty clever, some lines were really good, and so was the writing. Things like Iron Man interrupting Thor's speech to Loki, and Hulk punching Thor out of nowhere , some stuff that was just really fun to see. Felt a little out of place, sometimes, though. The visuals were stunning (I'm probably going to laugh at this statement in a few years), but the camera shake was pretty bad at times.

The thing that I admire the most in this movie, however, is how they managed to make so much happen in so little time. They managed to put the "meet the heroes" parts, the arguments, the final battle and pretty much everything else there, and the movie wasn't even that long. The beginning was meh, but the flow of the movie wasn't interrupted at any time, which made it a really good experience.

what can I say, it's a cool super hero movie
also, I bought a hulk cup

although it was a handheld camera movie, it didn't really feel like one. The story was interesting and the characters memorable. I liked it.

Not a lot of films can do found footage the right way, often times it just comes off too gimmicky and/or cheesy. Like District 9, Chronicle was one of the few movies that could pull it off, except it was entirely found footage.

My favorite scene was when the kid stole his stepfather's firefighting suit and geared up for a robbery, all of it set to Ziggy Stardust. Also, did anyone else get an Akira vibe from the final fight ?